# Amputations at Pecan Deluxe Candy Co
> OSHA SIR `2017065666` · 6/20/2017 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Pecan Deluxe Candy Co
- **Location:** 2570 Lone Star Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
- **NAICS:** 311340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating the band oven when the extruder began malfunctioning. She was attempting to fix it when the extruder amputated her right index fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*